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francis of assisi, the patenron saint of my city of san francisco. that is exactly what we sell as his holiness, at his installation. -- tertullian's oliver, a beverly special fees, so we were observing st. patrick's day as well as the feast of st. joseph's this week, and what better way than to have a new pope with new inspiration and new hope. it was pretty exciting. it was more exciting to be there with the vice-president, and vice president biden was so beautiful received by so many other heads of delegations as we awaited the historic mass. he also the night before hosted a reception with a number of the american cardinals who were all in a room, but a number of them came to the reception, so it was a beautiful occasion. what is exciting for me is to come home and hear the interest of my colleagues have in how it was and how was it to be there. it was quite wonderful, a thrill of a lifetime. observe this anniversary of the passage of the four will care act, which was about affordability, access, accountability. what i love about it and most peop
francis of assisi, the patenron saint of my city of san francisco. that is exactly what we sell as his holiness, at his installation. -- tertullian's oliver, a beverly special fees, so we were observing st. patrick's day as well as the feast of st. joseph's this week, and what better way than to have a new pope with new inspiration and new hope. it was pretty exciting. it was more exciting to be there with the vice-president, and vice president biden was so beautiful received by so many other...
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francis of assisi, the patron saint of my city of san francisco. as i said last week the song of saint francis is the anthem of our city. make me a general of thy peace. that is exactly what we saw with his holiness at his installation. it occurred on the feast of st. joseph which to italian americans, italians all over is a very special feast. we were observing and celebrating st. patrick's day as well as feast of st. joseph this week. a better way than to have new pope with new inspiration and new hope. it was pretty exciting. i must say it was even more exciting to be there with the vice president, vice president biden was so beautifully received by so many other heads of delegations as we awaited the start of the mass. he also the night before host add reception with a number of american cardinals who were obviously all in rome, but a number of them came to the reception. it was a beautiful occasion all around. what's exciting for me is to come home and hear the interest that my colleagues have in how it was and how was it to be there. it was q
francis of assisi, the patron saint of my city of san francisco. as i said last week the song of saint francis is the anthem of our city. make me a general of thy peace. that is exactly what we saw with his holiness at his installation. it occurred on the feast of st. joseph which to italian americans, italians all over is a very special feast. we were observing and celebrating st. patrick's day as well as feast of st. joseph this week. a better way than to have new pope with new inspiration...
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they won in a court before a judge in san francisco. the ninth circuit upheld that decision. now, the defenders of prop. 8 have appealed to the supreme court and that is the case they will hear today. the ninthovered circuit court's case here on cspan so you can go to our website, c-span.org, to hear the foundation for that. the tworguing besides lawyers? who is behind -- who is against proposition 8? >> they will have three attorneys up today. two reagan-era attorneys. the reaganr came to administration in the early 1980's and he is representing the sponsors of prop. 8. he has 30 minutes to argue that this is a matter of great national debate and it should be decided by the voters in every state. he is going to tell supreme court that you should stand back and not decide this is a constitutional issue. it is being decided state-by- state. he has 30 minutes and then ted olson is up for 20 minutes -- 30 minutes that it is a matter of equal rights and the supreme court should decide it narrowly and roll there is a right to marry. virrilli who is the obama administration's solic
they won in a court before a judge in san francisco. the ninth circuit upheld that decision. now, the defenders of prop. 8 have appealed to the supreme court and that is the case they will hear today. the ninthovered circuit court's case here on cspan so you can go to our website, c-span.org, to hear the foundation for that. the tworguing besides lawyers? who is behind -- who is against proposition 8? >> they will have three attorneys up today. two reagan-era attorneys. the reaganr came...
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as a san francisco can i'm particularly happy of the name that the pope has chosen, francis. yesterday i wasn't sure whether the name was for st. francis of assisi or -- who is the fray ton saint of san francisco, or for saint francis xavier. saint francis of assisi cared for all god's creation. st. francis xavier did, too, he promulgated the faith in asia, a jesuit priest. it appears that saint francis of assisi is the namesake of our new pope. pretty exciting. as one who has the -- in our city the song of saint francis is our anthem with the instruments of god's peace where there is darkness, let me bring light, hatred may we bring love, to forgive so that we can be forgiven. it's pretty exciting, pretty thrilling to have francis, i guess they don't say the first. not until they have a second one of these days. it's very exciting. i'm just so thrilled. you are always looking for signs, but when the bird was on the -- did you see this? there was a bird, a sea gull on the chimney for like 40 minutes before the white smoke came. he flew -- the bird flew away then later the whi
as a san francisco can i'm particularly happy of the name that the pope has chosen, francis. yesterday i wasn't sure whether the name was for st. francis of assisi or -- who is the fray ton saint of san francisco, or for saint francis xavier. saint francis of assisi cared for all god's creation. st. francis xavier did, too, he promulgated the faith in asia, a jesuit priest. it appears that saint francis of assisi is the namesake of our new pope. pretty exciting. as one who has the -- in our...
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i cannot tell you how much i was -- i was mayor of san francisco for nine years. i walked into places i saw the carnage firsthand. and at that time i really dedicated the rest of my life to do something about it. so this is an opportunity. i want to thank those who are with me. i don't know that i could convince those that are not, but i intend to keep trying. thank you, mr. chairman. >> do you have any amendment to your amendment? >> i do not. >> are there amendments to the -- to senator feinstein's? first senator grassley. >> i appreciate senator feinstein's sincerity. i expressed that three or four times at the last hearing i suppose as much as i oppose her bill. she wonders whether i appreciate her sincerity or not. she has been an important issue for her for 20 years. and we all have to feel for the victims of newtown, but there are other parents of children who were killed at sandy hook elementary school who mourn the loss of their loved ones no less, and yet feel very differently about the ways congress should respond. on tuesday i spoke to mr. mark mateoly
i cannot tell you how much i was -- i was mayor of san francisco for nine years. i walked into places i saw the carnage firsthand. and at that time i really dedicated the rest of my life to do something about it. so this is an opportunity. i want to thank those who are with me. i don't know that i could convince those that are not, but i intend to keep trying. thank you, mr. chairman. >> do you have any amendment to your amendment? >> i do not. >> are there amendments to the...
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sixth, we're setting up an rnc field office in the san francisco area. as we learned with visits to silicon valley and conversations with top tech firms, many of the best minds are on the other side of the country. having an office there will make it easier for technologists to join our efforts, and it can serve as a hub for our data and digital political training. by doing all this, we will enter 2014 and 2016 with a completely revitalized approach mechanics and technology. so finally, let's discuss what we'll do to improve the presidential primary process. in 2008 and 2012, the debates multiplied and were out of the control of the rnc. totalycle there were 20 debatesthe first, eight months before the iowa caucuses. the report contrasts this with 1980, when there were six debates and '88, when there were seven. i agree with the co-chairs when they say, "debates are vital to the primary process." but they must respect the candidates' time and help our eventual nominee. so with an eye toward the recommendations, the rnc will create a system that sets earl
sixth, we're setting up an rnc field office in the san francisco area. as we learned with visits to silicon valley and conversations with top tech firms, many of the best minds are on the other side of the country. having an office there will make it easier for technologists to join our efforts, and it can serve as a hub for our data and digital political training. by doing all this, we will enter 2014 and 2016 with a completely revitalized approach mechanics and technology. so finally, let's...
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francisco particularly did, say it's different when you're taking it away than when you're not giving. >> well, and, your honor, i am not, i don't deny that there is some force to that proposition, but i do commend to you the crawford case which we think does support the proposition that the people, they act -- if the california court of appeals had invalidated traditional marriage and the california supreme court had reversed that and said "no, our constitution doesn't do that," no one would say that during the interim that that right had existed and the california supreme court had stripped the people of california of it. you,we are submitting to and we believe the crawford case supports is that the people themselves are a tribunal over their constitution standing in those types of shoes. >> could the people of california -- suppose proposition 8, in addition to addressing the subject of marriage, had done what in part the proposition in romer did, which was to disallow civil unions, would you have the same response? would you have the same argument? thatur honor, i believe the argu
francisco particularly did, say it's different when you're taking it away than when you're not giving. >> well, and, your honor, i am not, i don't deny that there is some force to that proposition, but i do commend to you the crawford case which we think does support the proposition that the people, they act -- if the california court of appeals had invalidated traditional marriage and the california supreme court had reversed that and said "no, our constitution doesn't do...
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and metric -- metro san francisco. you will see a lot of success once that is built. host: dr. mckenzie, telik the little bit about how you conducted the study. i noticed flight is not included in there. is that something that you might be including in the future along with high-speed rail and some other transportation ways to get to work? guest: the american commuter survey does ask about various forms of rail. in terms of airline travel, that is typically included in the other category. we do have a catchall category. it is not distinct among the transportation choices that responders can select, but it is included in the other category. we do not disentangle that mode of travel with others, so we do not have good information on how many people consider their commute to work to be taken by airplane. host: i want to hear about your stories about commuting to work. give us a call. the numbers are on the screen there. a caller from maryland is up next. he works at home. caller: good morning. i was just wondering will this problem be solved if businesses -- i am speaking of the o
and metric -- metro san francisco. you will see a lot of success once that is built. host: dr. mckenzie, telik the little bit about how you conducted the study. i noticed flight is not included in there. is that something that you might be including in the future along with high-speed rail and some other transportation ways to get to work? guest: the american commuter survey does ask about various forms of rail. in terms of airline travel, that is typically included in the other category. we do...
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she bradge her career as a community organizing, working in low income neighborhoods in san francisco, new york and washington state and she witnessed the troubles of women and single mothers living in these communities. ji net became a strong -- janette became a strong national advocate for giving women a voice through the right to vote. she was elected to congress when women still did not have the right to vote. the 19th amendment only passed three months after she left congress. as she put it, we're half the people, we should be half the congress. and so today as we continue to honor her work and legacy, and with this ongoing budget crisis in mind, it's imperative that we redouble our efforts as she would have to come to a solution and to take the lesson of janette rankins, to fight for women and the poor who are disproportionately affected by sequestration and to fight for them as janette rankins fought for them so hard. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman is reco
she bradge her career as a community organizing, working in low income neighborhoods in san francisco, new york and washington state and she witnessed the troubles of women and single mothers living in these communities. ji net became a strong -- janette became a strong national advocate for giving women a voice through the right to vote. she was elected to congress when women still did not have the right to vote. the 19th amendment only passed three months after she left congress. as she put...
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witnesses told us yesterday, the head of the san francisco police said it is easier to deal in guns and more lucrative than to deal in drugs. a lot of folks who would normally would be dealing in drugs are now dealing in guns, because there is no dedicated trafficking law and this is what our bill would do and increase those penalties for straw purchases. i thank you for doing your hard work and bringing members of the house to forge ahead with regard to legislation to address these issues and i want to thank you and i yield back. mr. thompson: i thank the gentleman and i appreciate the fact that you provide clarity on the one issue, and that is that the critics of anything they try and do to prevent gun violence repeatedly state, just enforce the laws that are on the books. and here this gun trafficking proposal that you and mrs. maloney have introduced is, i think talking about the fact that sometimes you need other laws, because there are no laws on the books to prevent against something that leads to the tragedies that we heard about and you're hearing yesterday and sadly the folks
witnesses told us yesterday, the head of the san francisco police said it is easier to deal in guns and more lucrative than to deal in drugs. a lot of folks who would normally would be dealing in drugs are now dealing in guns, because there is no dedicated trafficking law and this is what our bill would do and increase those penalties for straw purchases. i thank you for doing your hard work and bringing members of the house to forge ahead with regard to legislation to address these issues and...
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from our beautiful place in san francisco, the city of st. francis, we knew it was inevitable that all of this would happen. it was inconceivable to others that it would. and it was our job to use whatever influence we could have to shorten the distance between the inevitable and inconceivable. and i think that is what is happening at the court because of many people's courage, especially those directly and personally affected. yesterday, i had gavin newsom as one of our attendees, people who have been working on this. jim parnell, the first openly gay ambassador, all of the san franciscans who have been in public service who have fought the fight. so it's pretty exciting. i feel pretty good. what i told you about but we won.3, >> you got it right. >> i got it right. [laughter] next friday,day we can start all over again on that one. >> leadership has been so quiet on doma. >> you could say this about that question. --n you get the soundtrack is that what we are calling it? the audio -- [laughter] the soundtrack of the supreme court. [laughte
from our beautiful place in san francisco, the city of st. francis, we knew it was inevitable that all of this would happen. it was inconceivable to others that it would. and it was our job to use whatever influence we could have to shorten the distance between the inevitable and inconceivable. and i think that is what is happening at the court because of many people's courage, especially those directly and personally affected. yesterday, i had gavin newsom as one of our attendees, people who...
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americans could be killed in a cafe in san francisco or in a restaurant in houston are at their home in kentucky is an abomination. it is something that should not think cannot be tolerated in our country. i do not want to oppose it simply for the person. i rise today for the principle. the principle is one that we have fought long and hard for and to give up on that principle, to give up on the bill of rights and the fifth amendment protection that says that no person shall be held without due process, that no person shall be held with that capital offense without being guided, and this is an american dream. >> during the 13 hour filibuster that lasted into thursday morning, met he had to stay standing on the floor of the senate. he was joined by other senators that as questions they're up the day and night including ted kreuz, marco rubio, back to me -- , umpat toomey, ron johnson and minority leader mitch mcconnell. dick durbin ask questions but did not officially speak as part of the filibuster. here is a look at senator paul's closing remarks. >> mr. president, i am hopeful that
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that americans could be killed in a cafe in san francisco or in a restaurant in houston or at their home in bowling green, kentucky, is an abomination. it is something that should not and cannot be tolerated in our country. i don't rise to oppose john brennan's nomination simply for the person. i rise today for the principle. the principle is one that as americans we have fought long and hard for and to give up on that principle, to give up on the bill of rights, to ge up on the fifth amendment protection that says that no person shall be held without due process, that no person shall be held for a capital offse without being indicted. this is a precious american >> senator rand paul from yesterday, part of his filibuster over the nomination of john brennan to be cia director. harry reid earlier today said he would like to see -- he is working toward a vote on the senate floor today. no word on whether that will happen. in response to rand paul, the attorney general or the letter that said, dear senator paul, it has come to my attention that you have asked an additional question, does th
that americans could be killed in a cafe in san francisco or in a restaurant in houston or at their home in bowling green, kentucky, is an abomination. it is something that should not and cannot be tolerated in our country. i don't rise to oppose john brennan's nomination simply for the person. i rise today for the principle. the principle is one that as americans we have fought long and hard for and to give up on that principle, to give up on the bill of rights, to ge up on the fifth amendment...
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that americans could be killed in a cafe in san francisco or in a restaurant in houston or at their home in bowling green, kentucky, is an abomination. it is something that should not and cannot be tolerated in our country. i don't rise to oppose john brennan's nomination simply for the person. i rise today for the principle. the principle is one that as americans we have fought long and hard for and to give up on that principle, to give up on the bill of rights, to give up on the fifth amendment protection that says that no person shall be held without due process, that no person shall be held for a capital offense without being indicted. this is a precious american >> senator rand paul of kentucky, still on the senate floor, going on six hours. earlier on the house floor they passed the continuing resolution, funding the federal government through the end of fiscal year 2013. the vote was 267-151. we talked to a capitol hill reporter for some background and a look at what's ahead with the bill. >> the house has passed a bill to keep the government operating past march 27. what are the
that americans could be killed in a cafe in san francisco or in a restaurant in houston or at their home in bowling green, kentucky, is an abomination. it is something that should not and cannot be tolerated in our country. i don't rise to oppose john brennan's nomination simply for the person. i rise today for the principle. the principle is one that as americans we have fought long and hard for and to give up on that principle, to give up on the bill of rights, to give up on the fifth...
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and then president of the san francisco fed and finally vice- chairman at the federal reserve. the doctor possibly miss to research and discuss some of the thornier issues of economics assures that she is consider one of the most important monetary policymakers of our time. as a business economist, i particularly value the doctor's high interest in reaching out to people in this room to understand how monetary policy is impacting the real world. the doctor is no stranger, having received the award from our organization in 2010 and supporting us several times over the past several years. the adam smith award is well earned as one of my colleagues said last week, the pattern is that she always states out ground where she thought she was right at the risk of being unpopular. whether you agree with her ideas or policies or not, it is difficult to deny that it is a courageous and authentic life. during these times of extraordinary monetary policy, from not only the federal reserve but from the ecb and doj, i look forward to hearing her thoughts on the challenges confronting monetary
and then president of the san francisco fed and finally vice- chairman at the federal reserve. the doctor possibly miss to research and discuss some of the thornier issues of economics assures that she is consider one of the most important monetary policymakers of our time. as a business economist, i particularly value the doctor's high interest in reaching out to people in this room to understand how monetary policy is impacting the real world. the doctor is no stranger, having received the...
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francisco at the distich trial. we put that on because we wanted to show people what went on inside the courtroom and normalize it. we find as we move along the wind is at our back and like we're hitting critical mass. you see more and more states adopting it. now great britain seeing more countries. it will happen. it is supposed to happen. said this many times, that we cannot imagine that there was a time women could not vote. we cannot imagine a time when black people could not vote. we could not imagine a time when black people could not marry white people. there will be a time years from now when we say gay marriage, what was that all about? it will take time, and we're moving in the right direction, but it is about a fundamental right. we cannot look at our fellow are lessand say you certainly, you deserve less. you are a second-class listened. you cannot do that. you cannot feel comfortable about yourself knowing there are millions of people in this country that are not considered equal under the law. >> are
francisco at the distich trial. we put that on because we wanted to show people what went on inside the courtroom and normalize it. we find as we move along the wind is at our back and like we're hitting critical mass. you see more and more states adopting it. now great britain seeing more countries. it will happen. it is supposed to happen. said this many times, that we cannot imagine that there was a time women could not vote. we cannot imagine a time when black people could not vote. we...
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as part of a team at the university of california san francisco medical school, where we analyze the medical, social, and economic costs of each claim. the tricare costa allied this part of the new and updated analysis. we came up with the number is $3 trillion because no matter which way you counted, the minimum you could get was $3 trillion. we did not include financial interest cost in that. if we had included economic costs in that amount, we could have called it four or $5 trillion. the minimum that could cause is $4 trillion. some of the tricare costs have raul lot faster than we predicted. the brown cost of more study is putting it at $6 trillion. at a minimum it is at least a trillion higher. in terms of what to do about it, i have a number of proposals. on the veterans issue, which is where i have spent a lot of my time, the first major recommendation is that we should be appropriating money into a veterans' trust fund at the time we go to war. right now we under price war. the same as if we sit here is a car for $20,000, but there is a hidden price tag of another $30,000. n
as part of a team at the university of california san francisco medical school, where we analyze the medical, social, and economic costs of each claim. the tricare costa allied this part of the new and updated analysis. we came up with the number is $3 trillion because no matter which way you counted, the minimum you could get was $3 trillion. we did not include financial interest cost in that. if we had included economic costs in that amount, we could have called it four or $5 trillion. the...
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that americans could be killed in a cafe in san francisco or in a restaurant in houston or at their home in bowling green, kentucky, is an abomination. it is something that should not and cannot be tolerated in our country. i don't rise to oppose john brennan's nomination simply for the person. i rise today for the principle. the principle is one that as americans we have fought long and hard for and to give up on that principle, to give up on the bill of rights, to give up on the fifth amendment protection that says that no person shall be held without due process, that no person shall be held for a capital offense without being indicted. this is a precious american our judges were impressed. you had many interviews. you also interviewed an unemployed man who really could illustrate the point of the effect that issue has on people in this country. can you share something you learned about unemployment about the entire process? >> i think i learned that is more than about earning money and everything that correlated with it. >> what is your favorite part of creating the documentary overa
that americans could be killed in a cafe in san francisco or in a restaurant in houston or at their home in bowling green, kentucky, is an abomination. it is something that should not and cannot be tolerated in our country. i don't rise to oppose john brennan's nomination simply for the person. i rise today for the principle. the principle is one that as americans we have fought long and hard for and to give up on that principle, to give up on the bill of rights, to give up on the fifth...